Volume 110 Issue 17
News
Stuyvesant Hosts Race Forum with Alumni Association
By Vedaant Shah, Jenny Liu, Alec Shafran, Stephy Chen
Stuyvesant collaborated with the Alumni Association to host a forum featuring student and alumni panelists to discuss racism and the steps needed to change the racial dynamic within and outside of the school community.
News
ARISTA Announces 2020-2021 Executive Council
By Ana-Maria Skaricic, Madelyn Mao, Grace Cantarella, Jess Zhang, Lucy Bao
ARISTA has announced its 2020-2021 Executive Council
News
ARISTA’s 2020 Stole Policy Creates Controversy
By Erin Lee, Karen Zhang, Maddy Andersen, Talia Kahan
News
By the Numbers: The Gender Breakdown of Past Stuyvesant Leaders
By Maddy Andersen, Karen Zhang
The Spectator analyzes the gender distribution of five major organizations’ leaders at Stuyvesant over the past decade.
News
DOE Announces Plans for Remote Summer School
By Samia Islam, Ruiwen Tang, Vedaant Shah, Alice Zhu
The Department of Education announced remote summer school for students who receive a “Course in Progress” grade, which is part of its new grading policy.
News
DOE Announces Plans for Remote Summer School
By Samia Islam, Ruiwen Tang, Alice Zhu, Vedaant Shah
The Department of Education announced remote summer school for students who receive a “Course in Progress” grade, which is part of its new grading policy.
News
Stuyvesant to Host Virtual Camp Stuy Part I
By Maggie Sansone, Jenny Liu, Fahima Miajee, Janna Wang, Sakura Yamanaka
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Camp Stuy Part I will be held on June 19 virtually through Zoom.
News
Tiny Desk Concert—Gone Virtual!
By Chloe Terestchenko, Alec Shafran, Rajhasree Paul, Kai Caothien, Ziying Jian, Isabella Jia
Seniors Allen Wang and Sara Stebbins, along with the SU’s External Affairs department, organized a second Tiny Desk Concert via livestream.
Features
When Our Hallway Is Our Runway
By Amanda Brucculeri, Rachel Vildman, Arpita Saha
A look at how Stuyvesant students’ fashions have changed during quarantine.
Features
Uncovering the Hijab: Talking with Stuyvesant’s Muslim Students
Here is a look at some of Stuyvesant’s very own female Muslim students, and what they have to say about the hijab custom and their...
Opinions
Bolsonaro’s Behavior Amid a Pandemic is Appallingly Bad
By Aya Alryyes
Jair Bolsonaro’s inaction during the past few months serves to highlight his utter lack of empathy and disregard for human life.
Science
The Bacteria of Theseus?
Bacteria with entirely synthetic genomes, though controversial, have the potential to revolutionize medicine as we know it.
Science
Please, Pay Attention to Microbiomes
Microbiomes have been discovered to have several direct connections to our health, promoting more extensive research of their compositions.
Science
Takeaways From How Taiwan and South Korea Curbed COVID-19
By Arthur Liang
Taiwan and South Korea have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with expertise, an expertise that the U.S. can take quite a bit of notes on.
Arts and Entertainment
Charli XCX Captures the Soul of Quarantine in “how i’m feeling now”
By Anson Guan
A review of Charli XCX’s new album “how i’m feeling now.”
Arts and Entertainment
“Emma.”: Satisfying on the Surface Level
By Yasmine Chokrane, Isabelle Sanderson
A review of the most recent adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Emma.”
Arts and Entertainment
Mixtapes: How to Rewind and Unwind
By Roxy Perazzo
A history of the mixtape and a prediction of its future.
Humor
Guide to the AP Exam: What You Should Know
Here’s a quick overview of what you need to know to complain about the AP Exam… and the retake!
News
Stuyvesant Plans to Host a Virtual Graduation
By Ezra Lee, Andy Chen, Theo Schiminovich, Momoca Mairaj, Jady Chen
After the cancelation of the in-person graduation ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Stuyvesant will release a pre-recorded virtual graduation ceremony for viewing on June 30.
Features
Learning to Teach or Teaching to Learn: How Stuyvesant Teachers Transitioned
Stuyvesant teachers have been finding ingenious ways to compensate for the negative effects of remote learning and provide their students with the absolute best learning experience possible.
Features
Hello, Young Lovers: Romance in Quarantine
How are the young lovers of Stuyvesant coping with the quarantine?
Features
How Stuyvesant Eats During Quarantine
A focus on diet changes people have had during quarantine.
Features
Celebrating Eid Amidst the Coronavirus
By Mahirah Khan, Tashfia Noor, Mim Parvin
How Stuyvesant students celebrated Eid in the face of the restrictions brought on by the quarantine and the coronavirus.
Features
Summer 2020 Bucket List: How Stuyvesant Students Are Spending Their Quarantined Summers
By Isabelle Yaremenko, Mahirah Khan, Saiyedah Nayra
How Stuyvesant students’ summer plans have been impacted by the coronavirus.
Features
The Rhythm of Isolation
A look into the positive and negative effects quarantine has had on musicians, and how they’re adapting.
Science
Robot Dog Enforces Social Distancing
By Shriya Anand
After Singapore was hit by a second wave of infected people, the government decided to take stricter actions by using a robot dog to patrol parks and enforce social distancing.
Opinions
Homelessness and COVID-19: A Brutal Reality
By Matthew Qiu
Homeless shelters have come to face an impossible choice between downsizing their operations or keeping them open.
Science
Robot Dog Enforces Social Distancing
By Shriya Anand
After Singapore was hit by a second wave of infected people, the government decided to take stricter actions by using a robot dog to patrol parks and enforce social distancing.
Opinions
Goodbye, New York
By Yewon Chang
My final thoughts on leaving New York, twenty days before my departure.
Arts and Entertainment
Portrait of an Alumni Artist: Johnny Wu (’01)
An interview with actor Johnny Wu (’01).
Sports
Racism: The Second Disease Plaguing the Sports World
By Krish Gupta
Sports have historically been known as a unifying force, casting aside political tension and bringing cities and fan bases together.
Arts and Entertainment
Social Media vs. Self-Confidence: A 21st Century Crisis
A critique on social media’s negative influence on young girls in today’s day and age.
Arts and Entertainment
Sing to Me Instead, and So Will I
By Zoe Buff
Ben Platt’s new single “So Will I” and a reflection on his musical career.
Sports
Racism: The Second Disease Plaguing the Sports World
By Krish Gupta
Sports have historically been known as a unifying force, casting aside political tension and bringing cities and fan bases together.
Arts and Entertainment
“Chromatica”: How Lady Gaga Views the World
A look at Gaga’s new album “Chromatica,” which gives us hope and healing.
Arts and Entertainment
The Fall of “Riverdale”
With lackluster scriptwriting, an excessive amount of plotholes, and too many events to keep track of, “Riverdale” season four just doesn’t cut it.
Arts and Entertainment
Presidential Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco Virtually Visits Stuyvesant
By Jenny Liu
Humor
The Medieval Revolution
By Ruoxin Cai
A woman clings to her dying modern world as the resurgence of medieval culture makes a comeback everywhere, but something throws a wrench in the Medieval Revolution.
Arts and Entertainment
Why “Avatar: The Last Airbender” Is Still Popular After 15 Years
An article on how “Avatar: The Last Airbender” has remained so popular after fifteen years and why it’s an important show for people to watch.
Sports
The Blazers’ Bad Luck
The relative success of the Portland Trail Blazers has been overshadowed by their repeated blunders.
Sports
2021 Summer Olympics: Just Another Bump in the Road
An analysis of how athletes who were expected to compete in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games have been affected.
Sports
An Insider's Look at the 2020 NBA Awards
By Deven Maheshwari, Aidan Look
Before the NBA went on hiatus, the season had begun its final stretch. The All-Star break in February had passed, with many teams competing for the best record in the league and a chance at the playoffs. Now that the season is resuming at the end of July, we look back on the best players of the 2019-2020 season and how they led their teams to the championship.
Sports
NBA Explores Resuming Season at Disney World, but Does the Shoe Fit?
By Susie McKnight, Roxie Gosfield
The NBA hopes to return during July in an unexpected location: Disney World.
Sports
Moments in Sports That Will Never Sell Short
By Caroline Ji, Aki Yamaguchi, Krish Gupta, Shivali Korgaonkar, Rudolph Merlin, Tausif Tamim, Sam Levine, Matt Melucci, Samir Hassan
Sports
The Billionaires vs. The Millionaires
By Sam Levine
Unless a compromise can be reached between owners and players, we may not see professional baseball this season.
Arts and Entertainment
The Polyjuice Potion Has Worn Off
Why I have lost respect for J.K. Rowling—and what she must do to regain it.
Arts and Entertainment
Nothing But 10s: The 2010’s Best Albums
By The Arts & Entertainment Department
From Kendrick Lamar to Mount Eerie and everybody in between, these are A&E’s picks for the best albums of the 2010s.
News
ICYMI: Fall 2020 Reopening Updates
By The Editorial Board, The Stuyvesant Student Union
Updates on virtual conferences, such as School Leadership Team meetings, that have occurred prior to the upcoming school year.
News
Stuyvesant Hosts Race Forum with Alumni Association
By Vedaant Shah, Jenny Liu, Alec Shafran, Stephy Chen
Stuyvesant collaborated with the Alumni Association to host a forum featuring student and alumni panelists to discuss racism and the steps needed to change the racial dynamic within and outside of the school community.
News
ARISTA Announces 2020-2021 Executive Council
By Ana-Maria Skaricic, Madelyn Mao, Grace Cantarella, Jess Zhang, Lucy Bao
ARISTA has announced its 2020-2021 Executive Council
News
ARISTA’s 2020 Stole Policy Creates Controversy
By Erin Lee, Karen Zhang, Maddy Andersen, Talia Kahan
News
By the Numbers: The Gender Breakdown of Past Stuyvesant Leaders
By Maddy Andersen, Karen Zhang
The Spectator analyzes the gender distribution of five major organizations’ leaders at Stuyvesant over the past decade.
News
DOE Announces Plans for Remote Summer School
By Samia Islam, Ruiwen Tang, Vedaant Shah, Alice Zhu
The Department of Education announced remote summer school for students who receive a “Course in Progress” grade, which is part of its new grading policy.
News
DOE Announces Plans for Remote Summer School
By Samia Islam, Ruiwen Tang, Alice Zhu, Vedaant Shah
The Department of Education announced remote summer school for students who receive a “Course in Progress” grade, which is part of its new grading policy.
News
Stuyvesant to Host Virtual Camp Stuy Part I
By Maggie Sansone, Jenny Liu, Fahima Miajee, Janna Wang, Sakura Yamanaka
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Camp Stuy Part I will be held on June 19 virtually through Zoom.
News
Stuyvesant Plans to Host a Virtual Graduation
By Ezra Lee, Andy Chen, Theo Schiminovich, Momoca Mairaj, Jady Chen
After the cancelation of the in-person graduation ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Stuyvesant will release a pre-recorded virtual graduation ceremony for viewing on June 30.
News
Tiny Desk Concert—Gone Virtual!
By Chloe Terestchenko, Alec Shafran, Rajhasree Paul, Kai Caothien, Ziying Jian, Isabella Jia
Seniors Allen Wang and Sara Stebbins, along with the SU’s External Affairs department, organized a second Tiny Desk Concert via livestream.
Features
Learning to Teach or Teaching to Learn: How Stuyvesant Teachers Transitioned
Stuyvesant teachers have been finding ingenious ways to compensate for the negative effects of remote learning and provide their students with the absolute best learning experience possible.
Features
Hello, Young Lovers: Romance in Quarantine
How are the young lovers of Stuyvesant coping with the quarantine?
Features
How Stuyvesant Eats During Quarantine
A focus on diet changes people have had during quarantine.
Features
When Our Hallway Is Our Runway
By Amanda Brucculeri, Rachel Vildman, Arpita Saha
A look at how Stuyvesant students’ fashions have changed during quarantine.
Features
Uncovering the Hijab: Talking with Stuyvesant’s Muslim Students
Here is a look at some of Stuyvesant’s very own female Muslim students, and what they have to say about the hijab custom and their...
Features
Celebrating Eid Amidst the Coronavirus
By Mahirah Khan, Tashfia Noor, Mim Parvin
How Stuyvesant students celebrated Eid in the face of the restrictions brought on by the quarantine and the coronavirus.
Features
Summer 2020 Bucket List: How Stuyvesant Students Are Spending Their Quarantined Summers
By Isabelle Yaremenko, Mahirah Khan, Saiyedah Nayra
How Stuyvesant students’ summer plans have been impacted by the coronavirus.
Features
The Rhythm of Isolation
A look into the positive and negative effects quarantine has had on musicians, and how they’re adapting.
Opinions
Bolsonaro’s Behavior Amid a Pandemic is Appallingly Bad
By Aya Alryyes
Jair Bolsonaro’s inaction during the past few months serves to highlight his utter lack of empathy and disregard for human life.
Science
The Bacteria of Theseus?
Bacteria with entirely synthetic genomes, though controversial, have the potential to revolutionize medicine as we know it.
Science
Please, Pay Attention to Microbiomes
Microbiomes have been discovered to have several direct connections to our health, promoting more extensive research of their compositions.
Science
Takeaways From How Taiwan and South Korea Curbed COVID-19
By Arthur Liang
Taiwan and South Korea have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with expertise, an expertise that the U.S. can take quite a bit of notes on.
Science
Robot Dog Enforces Social Distancing
By Shriya Anand
After Singapore was hit by a second wave of infected people, the government decided to take stricter actions by using a robot dog to patrol parks and enforce social distancing.
Opinions
Homelessness and COVID-19: A Brutal Reality
By Matthew Qiu
Homeless shelters have come to face an impossible choice between downsizing their operations or keeping them open.
Science
Robot Dog Enforces Social Distancing
By Shriya Anand
After Singapore was hit by a second wave of infected people, the government decided to take stricter actions by using a robot dog to patrol parks and enforce social distancing.
Opinions
Goodbye, New York
By Yewon Chang
My final thoughts on leaving New York, twenty days before my departure.
Arts and Entertainment
Charli XCX Captures the Soul of Quarantine in “how i’m feeling now”
By Anson Guan
A review of Charli XCX’s new album “how i’m feeling now.”
Arts and Entertainment
Portrait of an Alumni Artist: Johnny Wu (’01)
An interview with actor Johnny Wu (’01).
Arts and Entertainment
“Emma.”: Satisfying on the Surface Level
By Yasmine Chokrane, Isabelle Sanderson
A review of the most recent adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Emma.”
Arts and Entertainment
Mixtapes: How to Rewind and Unwind
By Roxy Perazzo
A history of the mixtape and a prediction of its future.
Humor
Large Moth in Capitol Building Likely the Reason Why Congress Isn’t Passing Any Laws
By Ethan Lam
Large moth in capitol building likely the reason why Congress isn’t passing any laws
Humor
Past, Present, Future: The Years That Have Gone, Lost, and Will Be
By Victor Kuang
High school’s over for me… now what?
Humor
The Medieval Revolution
By Ruoxin Cai
A woman clings to her dying modern world as the resurgence of medieval culture makes a comeback everywhere, but something throws a wrench in the Medieval Revolution.
Humor
Guide to the AP Exam: What You Should Know
Here’s a quick overview of what you need to know to complain about the AP Exam… and the retake!
Arts and Entertainment
Why “Avatar: The Last Airbender” Is Still Popular After 15 Years
An article on how “Avatar: The Last Airbender” has remained so popular after fifteen years and why it’s an important show for people to watch.
Sports
Racism: The Second Disease Plaguing the Sports World
By Krish Gupta
Sports have historically been known as a unifying force, casting aside political tension and bringing cities and fan bases together.
Arts and Entertainment
Social Media vs. Self-Confidence: A 21st Century Crisis
A critique on social media’s negative influence on young girls in today’s day and age.
Sports
The Blazers’ Bad Luck
The relative success of the Portland Trail Blazers has been overshadowed by their repeated blunders.
Sports
2021 Summer Olympics: Just Another Bump in the Road
An analysis of how athletes who were expected to compete in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games have been affected.
Arts and Entertainment
Sing to Me Instead, and So Will I
By Zoe Buff
Ben Platt’s new single “So Will I” and a reflection on his musical career.
Sports
An Insider's Look at the 2020 NBA Awards
By Deven Maheshwari, Aidan Look
Before the NBA went on hiatus, the season had begun its final stretch. The All-Star break in February had passed, with many teams competing for the best record in the league and a chance at the playoffs. Now that the season is resuming at the end of July, we look back on the best players of the 2019-2020 season and how they led their teams to the championship.
Sports
NBA Explores Resuming Season at Disney World, but Does the Shoe Fit?
By Susie McKnight, Roxie Gosfield
The NBA hopes to return during July in an unexpected location: Disney World.
Sports
Racism: The Second Disease Plaguing the Sports World
By Krish Gupta
Sports have historically been known as a unifying force, casting aside political tension and bringing cities and fan bases together.
Sports
Moments in Sports That Will Never Sell Short
By Caroline Ji, Aki Yamaguchi, Krish Gupta, Shivali Korgaonkar, Rudolph Merlin, Tausif Tamim, Sam Levine, Matt Melucci, Samir Hassan
Sports
The Billionaires vs. The Millionaires
By Sam Levine
Unless a compromise can be reached between owners and players, we may not see professional baseball this season.
Arts and Entertainment
“Chromatica”: How Lady Gaga Views the World
A look at Gaga’s new album “Chromatica,” which gives us hope and healing.
Arts and Entertainment
The Fall of “Riverdale”
With lackluster scriptwriting, an excessive amount of plotholes, and too many events to keep track of, “Riverdale” season four just doesn’t cut it.
Arts and Entertainment
The Polyjuice Potion Has Worn Off
Why I have lost respect for J.K. Rowling—and what she must do to regain it.
Arts and Entertainment
Nothing But 10s: The 2010’s Best Albums
By The Arts & Entertainment Department
From Kendrick Lamar to Mount Eerie and everybody in between, these are A&E’s picks for the best albums of the 2010s.
Arts and Entertainment
Presidential Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco Virtually Visits Stuyvesant
By Jenny Liu
